Marketing and production contracts covered 39 percent of the value of U.S. agricultural production in 2008, up from 36 …, while marketing contracts are important to the production of many crops. …

Marketing and production contracts covered 39 percent of the value of U.S. agricultural production in 2003, up from 36 … with at least $1 million in sales. Although use of both production and marketing contracts has grown over time, growth is …

more likely to be used on large farms than on small ones. Marketing and production contracts covered 41 percent of the …